Has anybody provided any evidence that the guy had anything remotely like a bomb?
High explosives are believed to have been moulded to his body and sewn in to his underpants.
A preliminary FBI analysis has found that the device allegedly found on Mr Abdulmutallab contained the high explosive PETN, also known as pentaerythritol.
It sounds pretty full on to me. I think we dodged a bullet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaerythritol
Derivatives of pentaerythritol are components of alkyd resins, varnishes, PVC stabilizers, tall oil esters, and olefin antioxidants.
Or he could have had a HEAVY tan after he put on the pants?
I ran the numbers on the growth rate of a puppy. In 100 years it will be too large for the solar system and will destroy it.
One might imagine his handwashing will be as enthusiastic as his evangelism was. In order to extract the maximum marketability from his confession it's necessary that he embellish it until it was even more diabolical than it actually was.
I'm not giving him a pass here - the man promoted the evil prevention of progress in a most effective way. I'm just pointing out that much like his efforts then were, his efforts to promote his book will be equally self-serving.
A friend is flying home on Southwest to Dallas tonight. I'll be asking her what she experienced on the flight.
If she's not flying from an international origin, there won't be any rule changes affecting her. Otherwise, I'd be interested to hear too.
With your bare hands?!?